Swap out typing for talking with DigiTip 65 and Microsoft Word’s Dictate tool. On Microsoft Word there is the option to dictate by either clicking the microphone button or using the shortcut Alt and +. This means that you can talk, and Microsoft Word will type for you!
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Take your spreadsheets to the next level with DigiTip 64. Did you know that you can change the direction of text on your spreadsheets. This can help if your spreadsheets are becoming text heavy, especially headings. View the short video below to learn how!
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With DigiTip 63, learn how to insert tags into your pages on OneNote. Tags are small emojis such as checkboxes to help you keep track of what’s important in your OneNote pages.
Watch the short video below to learn more.
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Do you want to perfect your presenting skills before your next big presentation? With DigiTip 62 and PowerPoint’s Presenter Coach you can get feedback while you practice! Simply follow these steps:
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As exam season approaches, it can become difficult to stay on top of every task, and it can become overwhelming with everything that needs to be done. With this blogpost, we’ll introduce four different To Do List apps to help you manage your workload and organise your days.
Microsoft To Do
Microsoft To Do is a planner app provided by Microsoft and as such is an app you can have on your phone that is also linked to your Teams. You can also access Microsoft To Do through the ‘Planner’ option on your desktop Teams. Some of the key features of Microsoft To Do is ‘My Day’ where you can arrange all the tasks you need to complete for the day but also ‘Planned’ where you can set due dates for future tasks. If you have chosen to link Microsoft To Do to your Teams account under ‘Assigned to me’ you will be able to view all tasks assigned to you through Teams channels task boards which can be helpful for group projects. There is also the feature to create new lists such as if you want a specific to do list for all tasks that need to be created for a project.
Todoist
With Todoist you can create and view your daily tasks while also creating and viewing upcoming tasks with deadlines. You have the option of setting recurring tasks such as drinking water everyday with the choice of setting different levels of priority to each task to help with prioritisation. The app also has a notification reminder option for tasks that you have either not completed or reminders for upcoming tasks that you have set in advance.
Lists To Do
Lists To Do is a basic To Do List app that is best for tasks within a task for example, items needed within a grocery list or items that need to be packed. Lists can be given emojis to help with differentiation. You can also create as many different lists as you would like as well as duplicating lists! This app also has the option to sort lists in alphabetical order or manually.
Structured – Daily Planner
Structured – Daily Planner is more focused on individual tasks you need to complete within each day. There are two main areas on this app, the first being ‘inbox’. The ‘inbox’ allows you to add quick thoughts and tasks where you can later add them to your ‘timeline’. Your ‘timeline’ displays your planned out day from when you wake up to when you need to start winding down! You can tick off your tasks as you go and this app also has the option to colour code tasks and automatically adds emojis based on your task.
Zoom in and out with ease with DigiTip 61! If you need to quickly zoom in or zoom out on your Windows computer, the easy shortcut for this is Windows Key and + to zoom in and then Windows Key and – to zoom out!
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Since September 2023, the Digital Skills Team have been publishing weekly tips and tricks to help improve your Digital Skills one DigiTip at a time. So far, we’ve published 60 DigiTips from Microsoft shortcuts to digital wellbeing app suggestions!
We’ll be returning next week on Tuesday 29 April with a further 5 DigiTips, if you want to go back and look at previous DigiTips you can read them all from this webpage.
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Have you ever struggled with presenting your PowerPoint online through sharing your screen? Did you know that you can present directly from PowerPoint to Teams? With DigiTip 60 – now you do!
When you’re in your meeting and ready to share your slides – simply select the “present in Teams” button in your PowerPoint and present!
View the short video below to see how easy it is:
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Forgetting to stay hydrated while at Uni or work? This DigiTip is for you. Staying hydrated is a major part of wellbeing as it influences how much energy you have and helps you to stay focussed.
My Water has a free version which will send you notifications at set intervals reminding you to drink to reach your goal for the day. Alongside this you are also given statistics based on how you are doing for the week with your water intake. There’s also an Achievements page that shows what milestones you’ve hit and how to achieve more. When reporting what you have drank on the free version you are given the option of selecting water, coffee or tea which will return different amounts to your water progress based on the water balance of the drink.
Below are some screenshots from the app that show some of these features.
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Sometimes, it can be a pain swapping from different headings in Word but with DigiTip 58 it doesn’t have to be a pain anymore!
Use the simple shortcut: Ctrl + Shift + S to easily swap between all the different heading styles available in Word.
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